Idealized Operation of the Class E Tuned Power Amplifier

IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 1977, Pages 725-735

  Raab, Frederick H ^a  

^a A Subsidiary of the Austin Company ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC NETWORKS - EQUIVALENT CIRCUITS;

AMPLIFIERS, POWER TYPE;

EID: 0017629837     PISSN: 00984094     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TCS.1977.1084296     Document Type: Article

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